333 Africa hosts the first onsite swine management program for swine producers in Ropukr, Kambia, Northern Sierra Leone

333 Academy held the first intensive swine training program on swine management for swine producers, farm managers, agriculturists, and swine students in some regions of Northern Sierra Leone. The first sessions held from 6th to 8th June,2026 at the training auditorium of the Sierra Leone agricultural research Institute (SLARI) at Ropukr, Kambia district, Northern Sierra Leone.

‎The training program was led by Olasupo Ayobami, brand manager of 333 Africa and the sessions covered major aspects of swine management such as breeding and reproductive management, housing and production systems, nutrition and feeding patterns, welfare of intensive pigs, and biosecurity models for intensive pigs.

FIG 1: Swine management program for agriculturists, pig farm managers, and pig producers at Sierra Leone Agricultural research institute (SLARI)

Majority of the attendees were Muslims who are smallholder producers from different regions of Northern Sierra Leone. More than 80% of the attendees of the training sessions were muslims who produce and consume pigs in Northern regions of Sierra Leone (although they consume it privately to avoid public stigmatization). Most of them are smallholder farmers who own few numbers of pigs ranging from a dozen to 40 pigs. Some commercial producers who lack both knowledge, and right inputs for sustainable pig farming were also present at the sessions.

The training sessions at SLARI training Hall was followed by onsite practical session at an integrated commercial farm located in Ropukr. During the practical session, Ayobami exposed the attendees to the basics of farm management and ideal daily management routines of farm workers as well as animal handling and mating management. He also emphasized on the need for proper feeding of pigs of all ages according to production cycles as well as proper waste control in farms which is essential for diseases reduction and sustainable pig farming.

FIG 2: Farm site onsite training session for swine workers and producers at commercial farming environment

The program is one of the interventions of 333 Africa to support regions of developing swine industry and to enact improved swine management systems in regions of urgent need of interventions. The sessions in Ropukr, Kambia district was concluded on the third day with trainings on ideal biosecurity models for intensive farms and question and answer sessions.